trafficking

Violence Pervades Ivory Trade

By Robert Hackett / Fortune

Thai Police Catch Alleged Master Passport Forger

By Simon Lewis

Playboy Won't Feature Nude Women. This Is Not a Victory for Feminism

By Belinda Luscombe

Mastercard Stops Business With Backpage.com

By Charlotte Alter

This Picture Sums Up the Threat Sharks Face

Hundreds of fins lie piled up in Ecuador, part of a massive haul originally bound for Asia

By Helen Regan May 29, 2015

How the U.S. Foreign Service Lacks Diversity

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute May 19, 2015

Chinese Ship Detained in Colombia on Suspicion of Weapons Trafficking

Captain Wu Hong may be charged for carrying illicit cargo

By TIME Staff March 9, 2015

Australians Await Execution

Despite taking a hard-line stance with foreigners on death row in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo has vowed to save the lives of his compatriots facing execution abroad

By Yenni Kwok March 4, 2015

Mexican Cartel Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 22 Years

Prosecutors say Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez is a lieutenant for Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman

By TIME Staff November 25, 2014

How to Spot a Sex Trafficking Victim at a Hotel

Happens in five star hotels as well as slummy ones

By Belinda Luscombe October 28, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 11

1. Increasing access to education is the best way to close the employment gap between black and white males in America.By Rory O’Sullivan, Konrad Mugglestone and Tom Allison in Young Invicibles2. New tools are making...

By The Aspen Institute August 11, 2014

The Sad Reality Behind Thailand's Theme Park Elephants

That obligatory elephant ride and selfie relies on a bloody trade in tormented animals

By Charlie Campbell July 8, 2014

State Department: Malaysia, Thailand Aren't Doing Enough Against Human Trafficking

Malaysia, Thailand and Venezuela have not made a substantial effort in the fight against human trafficking over the past year, the U.S. State Department said in a report released Friday.The State Department’s annual Trafficking in...

By Maya Rhodan June 20, 2014

China's Appetite for Pangolin Is Threatening Its Existence

Unlike the rhino or the elephant, this shy, nocturnal creature enjoys few international safeguards

By Alexandra Andersson June 12, 2014

Congress Eyes Crackdown on Sex Trade Customers

While the federal government has taken steps to curb child sex trafficking, lawmakers agree a more aggressive approach is needed on the demand-side of the problem. Texas Rep. Ted Poe said Wednesday that customers of child prostitutes need to be held accountable

By Maya Rhodan March 26, 2014

Burma's 'Wild East' Is a Debauched Land of Drugs and Vice That Reforms Forgot

Mong La by Burma's border with China is the ultimate oasis of sin

By Steve Finch / Mong La March 9, 2014

It's Official: Wildlife Traffickers Will Incur the Wrath of Allah

Indonesia's top religious body says Muslims must "actively participate in the efforts to protect endangered species"

By Charlie Campbell March 6, 2014

Traded to Extinction: Portraits of Poaching in Asia

Bangkok-based photographer Patrick Brown spent more than 10 years documenting the underbelly of the illegal wildlife trade in Asia

By Bryan Walsh February 17, 2014